African Myths and LegendsH.Z. Walck, 1963 - 211 pages Thirty-four tales taken from the folklore of nineteen different African countries. "These are tales of humor and sadness, good and evil, about animals, humans and superhumans"--Publisher's notes. |
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... black fly Up a palm tree . ' Then the Great Spirit said to the flowering creeper : ' Why were you so careless as to pull over the ant heap ? ' So the creeper replied : ' I was dragged down by the elephant , Who was hit by a mango ...
... black fly Up a palm tree . ' Then the Great Spirit said to the flowering creeper : ' Why were you so careless as to pull over the ant heap ? ' So the creeper replied : ' I was dragged down by the elephant , Who was hit by a mango ...
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... black fly Up a palm tree , ' Then the Great Spirit called upon the snake to explain why he had alarmed the rat . ' I was wakened by a woman , Who was running from a knife , Which was dropped by her husband , Who was tickled by a black ...
... black fly Up a palm tree , ' Then the Great Spirit called upon the snake to explain why he had alarmed the rat . ' I was wakened by a woman , Who was running from a knife , Which was dropped by her husband , Who was tickled by a black ...
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... black fly . Why did you tickle the man's face while he was up the palm tree , O black fly ? ' But instead of answering courteously , as the others had done , the black fly flew about their heads and would only say , ' Buzz ! Buzz ! Buzz ...
... black fly . Why did you tickle the man's face while he was up the palm tree , O black fly ? ' But instead of answering courteously , as the others had done , the black fly flew about their heads and would only say , ' Buzz ! Buzz ! Buzz ...
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Why the Dog is the Friend of Man I | 1 |
Tortoise and the Lizard | 13 |
The Rubber Man | 16 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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angry animals Ariwehu asked baboon beautiful began begged black fly brother bush bush-fowl calabash called chief child climbed cloth compound cook cooking-pot corn crab cried daughter Debbo Engal delighted drum eldest elephant exclaimed eyes farm father feast Fereyel fire fish foo-foo forest friends girl Goto gourd ground ground-nuts guinea corn Hallabau hand happened Hare heard horns hungry husband Hyena journey Kabel killed king Kitete Kithengee knew knife laughed lion lived looked magic Magoda meal monkey morning mother never night ogre Ohia palace palm tree palm wine path poor prince pumpkin raffia palm replied river seized shark Shetu shouted singing sister sleep snake soon Spider Squirrel stood Suddenly superman supper tell tiger-fish told Tortoise turned Unanana village voice waiting walked Walukaga wife witch woman wonderful